The Super Connect For Good Competition

The Super Connect for Good Competition

Our Global Tech for Good initiative seeks to discover and super connect the world’s best tech startups and scale-ups creating positive social impact that enhances people’s lives through technology

Powered by Empact Ventures and Hays

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How it Works

Submit Application

The first step is to submit your application by 7th August 2023 APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED. You must apply to one of our 10 regions (across the UK, Ireland, Europe, Asia, Australia & New Zealand) and at least one or more of our 10 innovation verticals. These include AI for Good, EdTech, HealthTech, MedTech, FinTech for Good, ClimateTech, Diversity and Inclusion, General Tech for Good, Impact Challenge: Water Crisis and the Impact Challenge: Mental Health and Wellbeing

Live Pitching Events

We will announce our Top 100 innovation finalists across our 10 innovation verticals on 5th September on social media. Follow our social accounts for updates and information Linkedin, Twitter, and Instagram. The finalists will be invited to pitch to our innovation partners at our Top 100 Innovation Showcase on the 5th October 2023. We will also announce our Top 10 Regional Winners selected by our 50+ regional judges. These 10 regional winners will then be invited to pitch live at our Global Final to be crowned our Global Champion.

Winners Announced

We will announce our Overall Champion and Top 10 Global Innovation Winners at our Virtual Final on the 29th November.

They will join our 70+ winners since we launched in September 2020.

They will win prizes worth £200,000 including funding, pilots, business support, press coverage, connections and more.

View All 2023 Prizes

Our Previous Winners

Learn more about our previous 36 winners across the UK, Ireland and Europe

 

Our Global Impact

Since September 2020, the Super Connect for Good competition has made an aggregate social impact around the world with:

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Ready to Get Super Connected?

Our unique initiative is like no other you’ve participated in. We genuinely make an effort to super connect you with potential partners, clients or funders through our Super Connect platform. All applicants will receive 5 free warm email introductions based on their challenges, needs and interests. We will also provide super connections for our winners (x10), Finalists (x7), judges (x5) and event attendees (x3)

Our Partners 2020 – 2023

Our global Judges 2023

We have over 50+ judges taking part this year to decide on our Regional and Innovation Winners, and our Global Champion:

James Milligan
James MilliganGlobal Head of Hays Technology
Abhilasha Dafria
Abhilasha DafriaCEO - ANGELS DEN
Richard Evans
Richard EvansHead of Innovation
HealthTech Co-Lead Judge
Joan Mulvihill
Joan Mulvihill Digitalisation & Sustainability Lead Siemens
“Having the opportunity to hear about the innovative ideas developed by the winners who feature within the top ten list was incredibly impressive, and highlights the creativity the start-up scene has to offer across the UK, Ireland and European regions.
All of the winners are genuinely creating technology that will improve and enhance lives and we’re looking forward to supporting these organisations in the next stage of their growth.”

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“The NIHR Surgical MedTech Cooperative is delighted to support this initiative, which
highlights the need for technologies that improve
outcomes and quality of life for patients and the
general public.
The quality of applications was high, and
we will definitely see some of these technologies in
circulation and making a difference to people’s lives”.

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“We are delighted to have been chosen as the winner of Super Connect for Good 2021! It means a lot to have been chosen from amongst such high-quality companies. The whole competition has been a great experience.
We’ve already had some really valuable ‘super connections’ and look forward to more! Thank you Empact Ventures!”

Simon Winfield

Managing Director

Hays UK & Ireland

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Programme Director

NIHR Surgical Medtech Co-operative

Dr George Frodsham

Founder & CEO

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